A postdoc position in conservation biology/restoration ecology 80-100% during 1 year
The candidate will work in an applied research program co-funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, entitled: Grassland management: designing tomorrow's farmland for biodiversity.
The successful candidate will work in the lowland module of the research program that experimentally tests, at field scale, novel management regimes that can restore and/or improve biodiversity in extensively managed meadows declared under the Swiss agri-environment scheme (AES). The research program was launched in 2010 with the objective to deliver evidence-based grassland management policy guidelines (see e.g. Buri et al. 2013 Agr. Ecosyst. Env.). The main task of the postdoc will be to analyse data collected in 2014 and 2015 (plants and field invertebrates) and prepare manuscripts. The ideal candidate must have a PhD degree, is familiar with agro-ecological issues and can justify of previous research experience in the field (assessed by publications). He/she must master modern analytical techniques and software. Strong writing skills in English is prerequisite. Starting date flexible, optimally between October 2015 and January 2016. Salary according to SNSF conditions (ca 6'300 - 6'800 CHF per month). Send a letter of motivation, your CV including a list of publications, summary of PhD thesis, as well as the names, institutional addresses, emails and phone numbers of two references to
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Application deadline is 1 August 2015. Interviews of selected candidates will take place in Bern Tuesday 22 September 2015.
Prof. Raphaël Arlettaz and Dr Jean-Yves Humbert 12 May 2015
Jean-Yves Humbert, PhD University of Bern Institute of Ecology and Evolution Office: Erlachstrasse 9a Trakt 2 Mail: Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern Tel. +41 31 631 31 73
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